The Nature of ThingsBedouin Journey - the Great Human OdysseyFeb 26, 2015 | 8:45Late in the final stages of editing "The Great Human Odyssey", Director Niobe Thompson and Editor Brenda Terning realized the series lacked a little je ne sais quoi... So, they gathered the crew together for a reunion tour in the Arabian Desert. And it just so happened, they were filming in the footsteps of David Lean and Lawrence of Arabia. Have a look at this making-of, and see how the Bedouin brew their coffee.

The Nature of ThingsThe Sacrifice - The Great Human OdysseyFeb 25, 2015 | 11:26We take the camera to a remote rain-forest village in Papua New Guinea to witness a spectacular and shocking ritual: the male initiation of the Crocodile People. After a year of negotiations, our film crew was granted unprecedented access by the village Elders. But when we arrived in person, we faced a final hurdle: a sex change operation. Confused? Have a look.

The Nature of ThingsExercise for Chimps - Safe Haven for ChimpsFeb 24, 2015 | 2:57Chimps suffer many of the same health problems as humans. Veterinarian Dr. Corinne Brown tries to combat those associated with obesity.

The Nature of ThingsFurs And Filthy Weather - The Great Human OdysseyFeb 19, 2015 | 9:42For "The Great Human Odyssey", Niobe Thompson and his crew travelled to the most remote part of the Russian Arctic, Chukotka, to film dramatic recreations of an ancient Ice Age culture. They filmed on rotten sea ice and mountain peaks, inside reindeer-fur yurts and hunters camps. And their actors were locals, sea-mammal hunters of the Bering Strait.

The Nature of ThingsJourney's End - The Great Human Odyssey - PromoFeb 18, 2015 | 0:30Early humans eventually colonized Australia, the South Pacific, and the Americas. But how did our ancestors master the oceans? Learn how new discoveries in ancient DNA research are changing our understanding of the earliest sea voyages, from Easter Island to the Bering Strait.

The Nature of ThingsThe Adaptable Ape - The Great Human Odyssey - PromoFeb 11, 2015 | 0:30How did we become our planet’s only global species, at home in every environment on Earth. Learn how our ancestors found a way through the deserts and out of Africa. Explore the meeting of Neanderthals and humans. And discover how we survived the Ice Age.

The Nature of ThingsRise of a Species - The Great Human Odyssey - PromoFeb 10, 2015 | 0:30Like other kinds of human who once shared our world, Homo sapiens should have died away. Discover how our species faced near extinction in Africa, and then found a place to rebuild. Explore the birth of language and art at archeological excavations scientists are now calling “the cradle of the human mind”.

The Nature of ThingsOur Eye in the Sky - The Great Human OdysseyFeb 10, 2015 | 4:14In "The Great Human Odyssey", our camera stays in constant motion, soaring above and moving through the worlds of traditional cultures and our ancient ancestors. How did we do that? Here's the answer.

The Nature of ThingsFive Feet from an M16 - The Great Human OdysseyFeb 6, 2015 | 8:52Niobe Thompson and his Canadian crew were the first in history to film the remarkable free-diving Badjao in their homeland. The reason: they live in a war zone.

The Nature of ThingsThe Case of the Shkul Tooth - The Great Human OdysseyFeb 6, 2015 | 9:01Filming scientific discoveries as they actually happen is the Holy Grail of the science documentary. But it’s a risky play. See why.

The Nature of ThingsEvolution of the Mind - The Great Human OdysseyFeb 6, 2015 | 8:16Director Niobe Thompson collaborated with South African filmmaker Craig Foster to bring the world of our earliest coastal ancestors to life. They worked over six months to build scientifically accurate costumes, choose locations along the Cape Coast, and cast a group of actors from local townships.